Posted by ClearSkies on November 6, 2006, at 9:21:47
In reply to And also, posted by ClearSkies on November 3, 2006, at 7:25:32
> Boy, did my therapist listen to my pleas. I'm going to a workshop this weekend called "diets, Fish and Company Stink After 3 Days".
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> I hope to get some useful information to pass on here.
> CS
This was very useful for me as a starting point. I've decided to make some notes for myself and share them, if anyone else finds it useful.Why food can't protect you: the pain will still be there are the food is gone. Eating only makes you feel full, not happy. Eating can never make illness, rejection, sadness, loneliness or fear of death go away.
People who are emotional eaters can be hypersensitive to mood fluctuations (hello, that's me!), experience more intense negative moods (check), and self medicate with food (I do this instead of with alcohol). Statistics (of which I'm unable to cite sources, sorry) say that 2/3 of emotional eaters are depressed; 1/3 are anxious, and 1/3 abuse substances. (OK, I fit all three.)
We experience distorted beliefs - there's confusion over real hunger and mind hunger. We hold faulty beliefs that enable u nhealthy habits. Our brains engage in a battle between the emotional and intellectual parts. Good habits are practiced when these two parts cooperate completely. Our emotional part wants immediate gratification, whereas the intellectual part will accept delayed rewards.
We were asked - why do I want to be healthier in my eating?
I will work on listing these reasons. (Another post).
I plan to make this my record of my journey to healthier eating. If anyone wants to join in, please do! At this point I'm not in a position to defend any of the information that's been passed on to me.
CS
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